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A new patent has been granted to Apple today which details the use of facial recognition technology for advanced control of devices such as iPhones and Macs.
Apple may have found a way to eliminate the need for a SIM ejector tool. The company’s new patent filing details a method which would secure SIM tray magnetically, not mechanically.
The U.S. Trademark and Patent Office has granted Apple a new patent today. It sheds light on a technology which will allow future iPhones to manage certain settings automatically based on “life events.”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published a newly granted Apple patent that goes beyond traditional multi-touch user input. The patent describes a technology which would allow users to manipulate objects by making 3D gestures above the device’s screen.
Apple has filed for a new patent today in which it describes being able to use an iPhone to control a car or home environment. Essentially, the technology described would allow users to control the world around them.
Apple has been granted a new patent today. The patent describes that future mobile devices may come with three sensors that aid the camera in capturing pictures with far better color quality.
Battery life is a major concern with electronic devices. A new Apple patent describes that future devices might be intelligent enough to detect usage patterns so as to maximize the battery life.
New Apple patent details how iPhone users will be able to share pictures or music when caller is on hold
Apple has been granted a new patent today, which details a feature that will allow iPhone users to share content such as music and pictures with a caller that has an iPhone, and is on hold.
A newly published Apple patent details a hybrid input device that brings together features of conventional input devices such as trackpads, mice and trackballs in to one package. Such a peripheral will offer enhanced control options for the device it is connected to.
A newly filed Apple patent reveals that the company’s future headphones might be able to adjust audio output by themselves, noise cancellation feature is also likely to be on board since both of these items are detailed in the patent.
Apple finds itself embroiled in yet another patent dispute, though its not with any rival company. Boston University has actually sued Apple, claiming that the company’s products infringes on the University’s patent.
Apple has been awarded a new patent regarding a technology that would allow future devices’ bezels to have the ability to register touch input.
A court in Tokyo has ruled in favour of Apple, saying that several Samsung smartphones as well as a tablet infringe on Apple’s visual effects patent for touch screen displays.


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This week, I write in the magazine about Google and how it ended up controlling the market for Internet search. But for how long can they dominate? With Bing, Microsoft spruced up its search engine and attracted more users, giving hope to those who believe competition is healthy for consumers and for Google, but recent surveys report that Bing’s market share is still below five per cent. While Google would be stupid to take its eyes off a deep-pocketed competitor like Microsoft, the real menace to them could come from a different kind of search, one powered by friends on social networks like Facebook or Twitter. Would you rather do a search on Google or Bing for a new camera and spend hours trying to choose? Or would you rather ask and receive recommendations from a dozen friends? Today’s search competition is Bing. Tomorrow’s are vertical searches tapping into social networks.
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Yara International ASA, a global leader in plant nutrition headquartered in Oslo, Norway, announced its withdrawal from Cameroon following a deal to sell its majority stake in Yara Cameroon to NJS Group, a minority shareholder and longstanding partner.
Per the deal, NJS Group takes over the 65% stake held by Yara International France in the company. The move gives the Cameroonian group full control of the company, in line with the company’s ambition to optimize its offerings for the agricultural sector, currently focused on controlled livestock development.
Yara Cameroon makes a significant contribution to the country’s agricultural productivity by importing and distributing its own NPK compounds and calcium nitrate fertilizers, ensuring high yields and high quality for food and export crops.
NJS Group is focused on agriculture and is known for over forty years for its implementation of sustainable agricultural practices supported by significant investments and efficient operations management.
The group is also present in the CEMAC zone.
Both sides have concluded an exclusive distribution agreement for premium NPK fertilizers, YaraMila, and YaraLiva Nitrabor Calcium Nitrate.
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In a first of its kind, Pacific Internet Ltd. has partnered with Cisco Systems Inc. to supply SMBs with managed end-to-end IP connectivity and security.
The deal will see Pacific Internet selling Cisco’s Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) to SMB customers for as little as A$220 (US$169) a month over a two to three year contract.
The ISP will offer Cisco 800 and 1800 series ISRs as customer premise devices, providing a range of security services with the aim of reducing the amount of work and maintenance customers have to perform.
Pacific Internet managing director Dennis Muscat said he plans to push the solution hard through the channel.
“We have over 250 active resellers and partners downstream, most of which are systems integrators that I think will find this solution very attractive,” he said.
“The Cisco-based PacNet Secure Site allows SMBs to deploy a complete and simple package, delivering network security, future proofing and business grade connectivity,” said Muscat. “The integrated services router-based solution also gives Pacific Internet customers the flexibility to grow their network, enabling them to roll out services such as VoIP and secure wireless access.”
Muscat hopes the move will double Pacific Internet’s five per cent SMB market share in the next two to three years.
“As competitors focus more on the low hanging fruit in the residential market, we will hopefully pick up more of the business customers,” said Muscat.
Rather than purely increasing market share though, Muscat emphasized that the move was mainly focused on the bigger picture and on filling a gap in the market place.
“Our research shows that there are some 200,000 businesses with less than 99 employees in Australia and (in trying to reduce costs) 40 percent of these SMBs are still using residential-style connections,” said Muscat.
Muscat said that by removing the barrier of high set up costs, this partnership offers SMB’s the same solid and secure foundation for business applications that is normally only available to enterprise customers.
Cisco Australia managing director Ross Fowler said that it was an exciting move for the SMB market, particularly as security is becoming a bigger issue.
“It is also an important move for the channel as partners can still have an integration role, but Pacific Internet will do the rest of the work.”
Fowler said that this was not an exclusive partnership but that it was innovative of Pacific Internet to be the first ISP to initiate such a joint venture.


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Ford has revealed the all-new fifth-generation Mondeo sedan, slated to go on sale in China first. We had reported about the Mondeo making a comeback as a new sedan in November last year.
After a series of leaks on the internet, Ford has officially revealed its reinvented Volkswagen Passat rival at its China Design Centre in Shanghai, presenting it as a showcase of Ford's new design language for the region.
- New Mondeo to be China only for now
- Gets a totally new design language
- Could be sold in other markets in future
New Ford Mondeo: What's to know
The Mondeo went on sale in China in 2002, nearly a decade after it launched in Europe. The model was also sold in India from 2002 to 2006.
The new Mondeo is the first model to be designed according to the Ford's new 'Progressive Energy in Strength' philosophy, which aims to blend Ford's 'rich heritage' and 'iconic designs' with the preferences of its Chinese buyers. The three defining characteristics of the new ethos are "commanding, agile and responsive", according to the brand.
Set to begin deliveries in China during the second quarter of 2022, the new four-door saloon will be produced in a joint venture between Ford and Chinese firm Changan. While European sales of the new Mondeo have been ruled out by Ford, suggestions are it could be sold in the US as a replacement for the Fusion, although details on where North American models would be sourced is yet to be confirmed by Ford.
The new Mondeo draws heavily on its recently launched Chinese-market sibling model, the Evos crossover, for design inspiration. A similar design language was to be used for the India-bound SUV from Ford that would've shared its platform with the Mahindra XUV700.
New Ford Mondeo: exterior and interior
Key design elements include an octagonal-shaped grille, slim LED headlights connected by a light band within the leading edge of the bonnet, separate daytime running lights and an A-shaped graphic for the air duct within the lower part of the front bumper.
Further back, the new Mondeo features a contoured bonnet, large wheelhouses housing wheels up to 19-inch in diameter, structured flanks with flush-fitting door handles, a coupé-style line roofline in a contrasting colour to the rest of the body and, as on the Evos, feature lines within the trailing part of the rear doors and rear quarter-panels.
The rear is characterised by its short deck, Mustang-inspired tail-lights (also connected by a full-width light band) and a bumper featuring an integrated diffuser. At 4,935mm long, 1,875mm wide and 1,500mm tall.
Although we’re yet to get a look at the interior of the new Mondeo, Chinese sources confirm that it will receive the same basic cabin architecture as the Evos. Included is a dashboard housing a 1.1-metre wide display. It consists of a 12.3-inch digital instrument display and a separate 27-inch infotainment touchscreen.
It runs Ford's new Sync+ 2.0 UX system bundled with a Baidu-developed software packaging, offering a virtual assistant together with over-the-air software-update capability, Level 2 driver assistance functions and car-to-X technology.
Ford's India plans
With Ford having pulled the plug on its manufacturing operations in India, the carmaker is gearing to move towards a CBU-only line-up from its international portfolio, with the Mustang and Mustang Mach-E confirmed to arrive in the coming years. Ford is also working on a strategy to retain more than 90 percent of its dealership network here.
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It was all bliss, glamour, entertainment and good company as OPPO Nigeria Kicked off the Unlimited Me, In Portrait campaign to Unveil Reno 7 on 17th May with a grand event at Ebony Life Place in Lagos, Nigeria.
The leading global smartphone innovator is at the top ladder of innovation and technology.
Reno 7 the Portrait Expert was launched following the campaign kick-off featuring The Unlimited Elite League of notable Nigerian Actors, Brand Influencers and Celebrities such as the Blood Sisters and King of Boys stars Ini Dima Okojie, Nse Ikpe Etim, as well as a professional athlete and international entrepreneur, Mike Edwards who were all present at the launch event alongside top business leaders, entrepreneurs, celebrities, Industry tech leaders and digital content creators.
The event experience took guests through a brand walkway, celebrity interview session and photography set design where guests posed to express their Unlimited Sides in a picture.
The launch was hosted by Bukunmi Adeaga popularly known as Kie Kie, a show host, comedian and content curator who kept the audience online and offline engaged and entertained throughout the launch event.
Giving the welcome remark at the launch event, Jennifer Okorhi, OPPO Nigeria’s Integrated Marketing Manager said “The Launch of Reno 7 is a big milestone event for us, At OPPO, we are at the forefront of Innovation as we believe that Innovation should continue to move forward and today, we bring Nigerians a device they truly deserve, the Industry 1st Fiber Glass Leather Design Smartphone with IMX709 Selfie sensor camera.
The unveil quickly followed with the official unveiling of the device reeling out the full specification of OPPO Reno 7, guests at the event had a first-time hands-on experience to explore the features of the phone.
Visit OPPO’s official website for Reno 7 full specification https://www.oppo.com/ng/smartphones/series-reno/reno7/
Reno 7 is currently on Pre-order and available two in premium colours Sunset Orange and Cosmic black in all OPPO authorized retail stores nationwide.
OPPO is a leading global smart device brand. Since the launch of its first mobile phone – “Smiley Face” – in 2008, OPPO has been in relentless pursuit of the perfect synergy of aesthetic satisfaction and innovative technology. Today, OPPO provides a wide range of smart devices spearheaded by the Find X and Reno series. Beyond devices, OPPO also provides its users with the ColorOS operating system and internet services such as OPPO Cloud and OPPO+. OPPO has footprints in more than 50 countries and regions, with more than 40,000 employees dedicated to creating a better life for customers around the world.
For more information, please visit OPPO Official Site: https://www.oppo.com/en/.
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Lighting Retrofits are important - article in Popular Science
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“Incandescent bulbs use more energy and produce more heat due to their engineering designs,” says Paul Foote, energy efficiency and conservation specialist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It’s important to shift to more energy-efficient alternatives to reduce the environmental impacts of incandescent bulbs from the utilization of fossil fuels for electricity, he added.
By mandating a minimum light output or lumens per watt, manufacturers make sure all bulbs can effectively light up a room, which ensures that consumers will avoid overusing energy with substandard bulbs to get the same level of brightness, says Foote. “When upgrading from incandescent bulbs to LEDs, we have noticed a 60 percent decrease in energy consumption on average, and therefore energy cost avoidance has reduced our utility bill by similar amounts for lighting,” he adds.
Popular Science interviewed Paul Foote at F&S as part of their article about the importance of lighting retrofits. the full article is available online at https://www.popsci.com/environment/light-bulbs-sustainability-energy/.
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The event, hosted by Entrepreneurial Spark Powered by Royal Bank of Scotland, was to celebrate the success of chiclets on board the Virtual Accelorator programme.
Hosted by Entrepreneurial Spark excellence engineer Anne Ferguson, and opened by CEO Lucy-Rose Walker, attendees were given the chance to hear from Freda Newton, MD of Loch Ness by Jacobite.
Freda has grown the multi-award-winning cruise and tour company substantially – building the customer base from 38,000 a year to more than 180,000.
She spoke about the rollercoaster journey of running a business, and offered words of advice to the assembled audience.
Jamie MacGowan of family business Buth Bheag Candle Co., scooped the #GoDoAcceler8 award and £2,000 prize, having continued to grow his business significantly since joining the Virtual Accelerator.
Employing new members of staff, securing new premises, and increasing the number of outlets his unique candles and diffusers are sold in, Jamie has scaled up Buth Bheag Candle Co. to trade internationally.
Blair Fraser, founder of A2Z Signs, which supplies a variety of signage and display products, and Craig Innes, founder of independent craft distillery Pixel Spirits, both won #GoDo prizes and £1,000 for their businesses as a result of their commitment and drive to taking their start-ups to the next level.
Joanna Mackenzie, founder of Clean Bees, which provides cleaning solutions for homes and business, and Glen Tonkin, founder of Toncam Flooring & Interiors, a wood, stone and tile restoration company, also walked away with £500 each during the Pitching Competition, having impressed the judges with their concise and expertly delivered 60 second pitch.
Lucy-Rose Walker, co-founder and Chief Entrepreneuring Officer at Entrepreneurial Spark, said: "Since we launched the Virtual Accelerator programme in September this year, our Enablers have been blown away by the commitment and dedication our Chiclets have shown.
"We are delighted to celebrate the success of our Chiclets across the Highlands and Islands, and we would like to say a massive well done to our winners and everyone who took part in the pilot. Now it’s time for us to #GoDo and help make even more UK entrepreneurs credible, backable and investable."
The pilot Virtual Accelerator programme, was run in partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and aimed at helping start-ups and early stage businesses from across the region accelerate their growth.
The 12-week course covered everything from business model validation; securing investment and increasing turnover to the mindset and behaviours of an Entrepreneurial Leader.
The awards marked the event of the pilot which saw chiclets on board grow turnover by 24%, secure 13% more investment, create 22% more jobs, and increase overall business performance by 20%.
Malcolm Buchanan, chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Scotland Board, said: "The diversity and standard of winners – and quality of businesses of all the organisations who took part in this pilot programme - highlights the talent we have across every part of Scotland.
"The enthusiasm shown towards this virtual Hatchery emphasises the need and importance of offering Scottish start-ups the support they need at all levels to help make their business grow.
Donna Chisholm, regional head of Sectors, Innovation and Programmes, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), said: "The energy, motivation and commitment to succeed demonstrated by the entrepreneurs on the virtual accelerator is to be commended.
"The Highlands and Islands needs confident and skilled entrepreneurs to drive economic growth in the region and the pilot has contributed to this goal."
Additional funding and support was provided by Scottish Government and law firm Harper Macleod
Paula Skinner, a partner at Harper Macleod, added: "These 40 businesses have been pioneers of a different way of growing businesses in the Highlands and Islands.
"It has been great to help them develop and the results after only three months are incredible – and this is only the start."
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Fiorano will also work with the follow-on to Shanghai, a six-core processor code-named Istanbul, due in the second half of 2009. The following year, in mid-2010, AMD will release another six-core processor, Sao Paulo, and a 12-core processor, Magny-Cours, named after a motor racing track in France. These are all code names for chips that will become part of AMD's Opteron family.
Sao Palo and Magny-Cours will get another new chipset, code-named Maranello, which will move customers to a new socket design and a faster, DDR3 memory.
Intel, meanwhile, is not standing still. After being late to market with a 64-bit processor that would also run 32-bit applications well, the company recovered ground and in mid-September shipped its first six-core Xeon processor, the 7400 series, also known as Dunnington. Next year it plans to release an eight-core processor dubbed Nehalem, and in the past has talked about working on 80-core processors in its labs.
The challenge for customers is finding software that can take full advantage of the multi-core capabilities. Virtualization is seen as one beneficiary, since virtual machines can be assigned to individual processor cores - hence AMD's push to position Shanghai and Fiorano as a good platform for virtualization.
AMD, which has been struggling financially, is expected to announce a plan soon to spin off its chip fabrication plants in order to lower its capital costs. Patla declined Tuesday to discuss that strategy, which AMD calls "asset smart." It expects to make an announcement by the end of the year, he said.


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8/20/2002 - emWare has added IPv6 support to its Embedded Micro Internetworking Technology device-networking software for Matsushita Electric Works (MEW). emWare's development effort marks a significant technology milestone for MEW, a $9 billion company marketing products under the brand names of Panasonic, National and NAIS. emWare has solved MEW's problem of having only a limited number of IPv4 addresses to use for the thousands of electronic products MEW plans to Internet-able using emWare's EMIT software. MEW is now positioned to lead the multi-billion dollar pervasive computing industry with its unique ability to EMIT-enable everything from audio-visual equipment and home appliances to medical devices and building management systems. MEW projects $900 million in EMIT-related sales by 2005.
emWare's EMIT software offers electronic products manufacturers a flexible, lightweight device networking platform for adding remote management capabilities to any electronic device.
Pervasive computing describes the concept of networking and Internet-enabling all electronic devices. According to a recent report by Japan's General Affairs Ministry, Japan's pervasive computing market will exceed $270 billion (30 trillion Yen) by the year 2005 and then grow to over $760 billion (84 trillion Yen) by the year 2010.
Mr. Kazushige Nishida, President of MEW, said, "Our company anticipates that the IPv6 with EMIT business will scale to over $900 million (100 billion Yen) by the year 2005."
"We are basing new product and business development around emWare's EMIT technology," said Dr. Junji Nomura, Ph.D., Director, Member of the Board, for Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. "As the EMIT software market grows, MEW is looking at many more opportunities based on EMIT software. EMIT software is very low cost, easy to implement with existing systems, can be installed in new and old buildings, and it's available today."
Why MEW Uses EMIT Software
emWare's technology allows any device made for homes, businesses and factories to communicate over any network, including the Internet, using any client interface such as Web browsers, PDAs, cell phones, databases or custom applications. In addition, emWare's EMIT software does not require manufacturers such as MEW to use proprietary microcontrollers in their devices. As a result, MEW is integrating emWare's technology into its existing products, replacing more costly, proprietary technologies and making it the common platform across a broad range of previously disparate systems. emWare's EMIT smart device management products and emConnect Services support such standards as TCP/IP, SOAP, XML, WSDL and UDDI, which allows integration with Web Services initiatives.
"The ability to cost-effectively and easily put together disparate standards such as Bluetooth, Echonet, LonWorks and others provides us with limitless opportunities," added Dr. Nomura regarding the many benefits of using EMIT software. MEW sees three major markets where they can implement EMIT solutions:
MEW will introduce EMIT-based systems to control its new corporate headquarters in Shiodome, Tokyo, a project slated for completion in the spring of next year. In addition, Japan's top commercial TV broadcaster, Nippon Television Network Corporation, has already contracted with MEW to incorporate MEW's Internet-enabled lighting system into its new Tokyo-based headquarters building.
"MEW has a reputation for delivering superb quality products using the most advanced technology," said Michael D. Nelson, CEO and co-founder of emWare. "We are pleased that our EMIT software is an integral part of MEW's effort to drive the adoption of networked devices and to grow Japan's pervasive computing market."
About Matsushita Electric Works (www.mew.co.jp/e-index.html)
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (MEW) operates in the six product areas of lighting products, information equipment and wiring products, home appliances, building products, electronic and plastic materials, and automation controls. MEW takes an integrated approach to its operations, which start with research and development, manufacturing, and sales and extend to proposals for product usage, installation and servicing.
MEW's products range from home appliances to products and fixtures for homes, buildings, commercial establishments, public facilities and factories. The MEW group of 46,041 employees includes 191 consolidated subsidiaries worldwide, ranging from production sites to research laboratories.
About emWare (www.emware.com)
emWare makes it fast, easy and affordable to add remote device management capabilities to electronic devices, helping companies increase profits, productivity and customer satisfaction. emWare delivers technology, tools and services based on its EMIT software for adding remote management capabilities to new and legacy devices and device networks. emWare founded the ETI Alliance™-a group of leading technology and service companies that are extending the Internet to everyday devices. Established in May 1996, emWare is a private company with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah and an office in Munich, Germany.
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Millions of people across the country are waking up to a heavy snowfall this morning which will inevitably lead to delays in ecommerce shipments.
Some online retailers may find staff unable to come in, either due to simply not being able to get their cars off their drives and as thousands of schools close parents are forced to stay at home for emergency child care. Certainly expect staff that do get into work to potentially be arriving late for their shifts.
Delivery drivers will have a tough time of it with times between drops extended as they crawl their way through the heavy snowfall around icy streets and, even if it’s not the snow, what other traffic is out there will be inching along and holding them up.
Royal Mail have issued a warning that, wintry conditions are likely to effect deliveries in several parts of the country today, especially over higher ground and in North West England. We’ll be out delivering and collecting mail in all areas today, but only where access is possible and it’s safe for our people to perform them.
Particularly hard hit areas of the country are Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dyfed and Powys. There are Amber weather warnings across much of the UK with warnings that many rural areas could be cut off.
Whilst local deliveries may continue as normal, it’s worth remembering that many major trunk roads have been blocked overnight with Cornwall seeing drives on the A30 having been stuck in their cars and trucks for up to 10 hours overnight. This will have impacted trunk deliveries into local depots meaning that parcels simply won’t be in the right place to be delivered.
We’re waiting to see if marketplace announce protections for sellers who’s shipments are delayed due to the heavy snowfall, but in the meantime (if you can get into work) it will be worth messaging your customers to inform them of delays where possible.
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eBay have advised sellers that they will be taking steps to protect their feedback from the heavy snowfall
“Severe weather conditions from snowfall are currently affecting many parts of the United Kingdom and are causing delays to postage deliveries this week.
We’re in contact with delivery providers to understand where and how their delivery services are affected.
In order to prevent negative impact to seller accounts caused by the adverse weather conditions, we’ll endeavour to take the following measure for affected transactions:
• Reviewing and removing Feedback and late delivery rate defects if (a) our delivery providers advise; and/or (b) if sellers inform us they’ve been unduly affected by the adverse weather conditions and provide us with sufficient supporting evidence.
Details to follow.”
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Big Pine Winn-Dixie Is First National Chain To Partner With “Got Your Bags? Florida Keys” Program
Winn-Dixie partnered with nonprofit Green Living and Energy Education’s “Got Your Bags? Florida Keys” program by holding a reusable bag giveaway and sale event in December at the store on Big Pine Key. The event will be held again on Saturday, Feb 7, 2015 from 10 am - 2 pm at the same store.
Green Living and Energy Education (GLEE) volunteers set up a “Got Your Bags? Florida Keys” (GYB) station outside the Winn-Dixie, and provided a free reusable shopping bag to anyone who signed a pledge to do their best to avoid using plastic bags when they shop. The reusable bags were donated by local businesses and individuals who support the program.
“Each individual pledge takes a big step toward reducing single use plastic bag litter on streets, highways and shorelines,” says GLEE Board member, Shirley Gun. “More importantly, eliminating plastic bags also reduces the harm caused to the wild birds and marine animals from ingestion and entanglement,” she adds.


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The definition of Web3 is still up for debate. However, one consensus among experts is that the third generation of the Internet is one that is decentralized. And based on conversations at Forbes’ recent Digital Assets & Web3 Summit, this paradigm shift is all about giving people power over platforms. (See below to watch.)
From bitcoin to blockchain and NFT to cryptocurrency, this next generation of the web is also seeing faster adoption rates with many brands buying in. Industries like retail and healthcare are already making connections, and even the music industry is throwing their tokens into the ring, as reported by Forbes’ Michael del Castillo.
But is Web3 and the metaverse all just a trend? Will we ever completely move away from Web2 and fully enter Web3? As we heard from one speaker at last month’s Summit, “I think the great answer is that we don’t know, and that’s super exciting for anyone who really enjoys experimentation,” said Kathleen Breitman, Cofounder of Tezos.
What we do know is that there are four critical conversations that marketers need to have in their organizations to deliver on Web3 today—and prepare for whatever comes tomorrow.
1. On Data Ownership
As Nikil Viswanathan, Cofounder & CEO of Alchemy and Forbes Fintech 50 lister points out at Forbes’s Digital Assets and Web3 Summit, “one of the defining properties about the decentralization of Web3 is that your data is open and can be moved to any application […] No one can cut off access to that data, and no one can censor or control it.”
According to Viswanathan, we can expect to see centralized entities, such as companies or organizations, create products that interact with that data source, but they will not control it themselves. “I think that’ll be the difference between a Web2 company and a Web3 company in the future,” says Viswanathan. In this context, the conversation marketers need to have is what opportunities can you find in this new level of data ownership?
Speaking of ownership, Forbes subscribers have first-access to own their own Virtual NFT Billionaire. This is a first of its kind NFT project for the media industry, and an important experiment for Forbes in this emerging Web3 space. The collection includes a set of fictional investors with enormous theoretical portfolios and virtual net worth based on live NYSE pricing. Get all of the details.
2. On Innovation
With new core capabilities added to the Internet comes huge business opportunities for companies. “Web3 complements Web2—and Web2 companies leveraging Web3,” said Nick Sullivan, the head of research at Cloudflare at Forbes’ Summit. “Whether we’ll move to a completely Web3 world, that’s yet to be seen—or there may be other technologies that subsume it. For now, we’re in the innovation phase.”
This innovation phase isn’t just piquing the interest of brands, gamers and artists either. Investors want in on the action too. A Forbes survey found that over half of high-net-worth investors indicated that themed investments in disruptive technologies (such as blockchain) are of great interest.
“Web3 is like the Newtonian days of physics—where almost anything you do is novel and interesting—and it’s pushing the boundaries of technology forward,” adds Viswanathan. So the question becomes, does your company value innovation? Then now is the moment to experiment on Web3.
3. On Differentiation
There likely won’t be one go-to metaverse, but a variety of different metaverses, verticals and even cities. As a marketer, you may wonder where you should be looking? But this may be the wrong question to ask.
“The metaverse is really about connecting societies,” explains Yat Siu, the cofounder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands at Forbes’ Summit, “we think of it almost like nation-building.” Siu went into an example of why someone may choose to live in New York vs. Hong Kong vs. Vienna.
To Siu, it’s about the network effect. Is that region intellectual? Is it about family? Business? Relationships? Or opportunities? So, the real question marketers need to ask is how can you add value to any metaverse—and impact its society.
(A good example of differentiation was reported by Forbes’ Marty Swant after this year’s Super Bowl LVI with brands like Frank’s RedHot and Bud Light making an impact.)
4. On Adoption
The first iteration of the web, Web 1.0, was “defined by simple static websites, and the next stage, otherwise known as Web 2.0, dominated by user-generated content and social media,” explains del Castillo. And if you remember, it took brands a while to find their voice on Web2. But with Web3? Everyone wants to have their voice heard, and 41% of CxOs say their organizations’ investments in blockchain will increase over the next two years, according to the Forbes Growth Survey 2.0.
MetaMask Institutional, a sponsor of the Digital Assets & Web3 Summit, has been seeing the adoption rates daily too. “It’s not really a question of will institutions access the space,” starts Johann Bornman, MetaMask Institutional’s product lead. “It’s already happening […] and we’ve seen far more traditional organizations enter the space—whether it’s sports franchises or luxury brands. ”
So the conversation starter for marketers is: how do you want to be heard? Or better yet, how can you start a meaningful conversation in the metaverse?
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In March, Forbes convened business leaders working at the forefront of the metaverse to discuss how to formulate a roadmap for metaverse-readiness in partnership with Microsoft and Publicis Sapient during the Unlocking Opportunity in the Metaverse event.
As a global technology leader, Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of the intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. The company’s expertise and mission made them an ideal partner for an event on the transformation of the Internet.
Two of the speakers at the virtual event likened the metaverse to a digital place where people can live and do real-life things. This kind of framing implies that businesses should know how to effectively engage with customers, clients and employees in this virtual sphere—and that’s only the beginning.
One of the speakers, Roxanne Iyer, the vice president of global consumer engagement at Clinique, expertly summed up why the metaverse is a marketer’s dream.
“Consumers are there and engaged. The elusive Gen Z spends so much time in the metaverse, it reminds me of the early days of social media […] Your competitors are still not there, the industry is catching up, and you have a chance to step out and forge a path forward.”
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday said first-quarter profits rose 6.9 percent, but issued a cautious outlook for the current quarter and warned that the economy will be a “critical factor” in 2008.
The world’s largest retailer beat Wall Street’s expectations and cited improved inventory management and better customer service. How well those changes, part of a strategy begun two years ago, will continue to offset a sustained downturn in the economy is far from clear.
“There are still uncertainties during the rest of the year,” President and CEO Lee Scott said in a recorded call for investors. “The economy is playing a critical factor in 2008.”
Wal-Mart earned $3.02 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the three months ended April 30, up from $2.83 billion, or 68 cents per share, a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had projected earnings of 75 cents per share.
Wal-Mart Chief Financial Officer Tom Schoewe said the company expects second-quarter sales in stores open at least a year to be between flat and up 2 percent. He said the company expects to earn between 78 cents per share and 81 cents per share, perhaps falling short of analyst expections for 81 cents a share.
“Higher transportation costs will remain a potential headwind for us the rest of the year,” Schoewe said.
The company had overall revenue of $95.30 billion, up 10.3 percent from $86.41 billion in the prior year. Net sales excluding membership fees rose to $94.1 billion from $85.4 billion a year ago.
Analysts projected revenue of $93.47 billion for the quarter.
Without fuel, same-store sales for the first quarter were up 2.9 percent at Wal-Mart’s domestic properties, rising 2.7 percent in the Wal-Mart Stores division and 3.6 percent at Sam’s Clubs.
Eduardo Castro-Wright, CEO of Wal-Mart’s U.S. division, said that credit as a form of payment has declined since the third quarter of last year.
“The paycheck cycle is more pronounced as things get tighter for the customer at the end of the month,” Castro-Wright said.
But he said that once customers have their basic needs covered, they are still making discretionary purchases, especially on entertainment items for the home.
“Customers do shop for things they want, not just what they need,” he said.
Burt P. Flickinger III, managing director of the consumer industry consulting firm Strategic Resource Group, said Wal-Mart’s emphasis on lower prices has stimulated sales as the company intended.
Wal-mart has been able to drive demand and customer count, Flickinger said, and having those customers return in the second half of the year would help Wal-Mart during fall and holiday season.
Company research shows customers buy in larger quantities at the start of the month, then in smaller quantities toward the end of the month when money is tighter, Schoewe said. Wal-Mart has been able to adjust its inventory accordingly, he said.
The company, while favoring brand-name products, has seen increased demand for store brands or generics, Schoewe said.
“Our job is to retain as many people as you can,” he said.
In a research note, analyst Adrianne Shapira of Goldman Sachs said Wal-Mart’s first-quarter numbers “demonstrated that it is best positioned to weather today’s challenging environment,” considering increases in customer visits and how much shoppers are spending each trip.
Shapira said Wal-Mart’s conservative projection for the second quarter could change because the company has not factored in potential benefits from government economic stimulus plan checks arriving in the mail now.
“We believe setting an achievable and potentially beatable bar in today’s tough environment is the prudent way to provide guidance,” Shapira wrote.
Wal-Mart’s results came as the Commerce Department reported that retail sales fell 0.2 percent in April, with consumers hurt by high gasoline prices and a down economy.


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Last month, Microsoft introduced “the next generation of Skype.” The highlight features were Snapchat-like stories, a revamped user interface, and support for “add-ins” that extend the app’s functionality. But the update wasn’t popular with everyone, and Microsoft has implemented a few changes in response to feedback.
One of the most jarring changes with the new mobile app was the removal of the status display for contacts. You couldn’t see who was online or not, which was a huge issue for some users. This has now been reversed. Native sharing capabilities have also returned, so you can send content from chats directly to another installed app. There are also a few new features, like more themes and a tweaked user interface for conversations.
In the blog post, Microsoft also mentioned some of the features that have already been rolled out, like multi-tasking while in a call and deleting contacts/conversations. You can download Skype from the Play Store below, but note that some of the changes may still be rolling out.


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Kodak to Highlight Publication Pre-Printed on Prosper 5000XLi During Hunkeler Innovationdays
LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND—January 30, 2015—Visitors to Kodak’s booth (PO1 in Hall 2) at the upcoming Hunkeler Innovationdays (HID) will see some of the industry’s most advanced solutions for commercial, book and newspaper printing applications. About 4,000 attendees are expected at the biannual event, being held in Lucerne, Switzerland, from Feb. 23-26.
Solutions being demonstrated or highlighted include:
- The Kodak Prosper press platform, which has been used to print more than 30 billion pages around the world, will be used by Kodak and Hunkeler at HID to produce a full-color 12-page show publication. The publication will be pre-printed on the Kodak Prosper 5000XLi press in both tabloid and broadsheet format, and finished onsite using Hunkeler’s new Advanced Newspaper Solution.
- Samples made using the Kodak NexPress digital production color press, which offers extensive creative possibilities with options to add coatings, special colors and even embossed effects in-line.
- Kodak Prosper S-Series imprinting systems, which customers have used to add variable data capability to their web-fed offset presses, but which are increasingly being used by sheet-fed commercial print customers as well.
Throughout the event, Kodak’s team of experts will provide live demonstrations, share samples and technical knowledge and discuss applications. Also, Kodak and several of its customers will participate in roundtable discussions at the Interquest Digital Printing Forum and Doxnet events that happen in conjunction with HID.
“Kodak is committed to bringing our customers innovative, market-leading technology, and are confident that our Hunkeler booth will demonstrate how customers are using that technology to thrive in today’s ever-changing marketplace,” said Philip Cullimore, president of Kodak’s Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division.
Kodak is a technology company focused on imaging. The company provides—directly and through partnerships with other innovative companies—hardware, software, consumables and services to customers in graphic arts, commercial print, publishing, packaging, electronic displays, entertainment and commercial films, and consumer products markets. With its world-class R&D capabilities, innovative solutions portfolio and highly trusted brand, Kodak is helping customers around the globe to sustainably grow their own businesses and enjoy their lives.


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FSC and businesses: Working together to develop consumer awareness in the CIS countries
Friday, 18 September 2015
There are more than 40 million hectares of FSC-certified forests in Russia, giving the country the second largest area in the world after Canada.
Belarus and Ukraine add a further 9.1 million hectares of FSC-certified forest to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. Many leading CIS companies have chain of custody as well as forest management certification. But they are still working to improve their promotion of the benefits of FSC certification to consumers.
‘Business cooperation and promotion via FSC’ was the key topic of the FSC Business Forum, held for the first time in Russia last month. The forum was a great opportunity to discuss the best practices of leading companies in the promotion of FSC-certified products in the CIS region. As the director of FSC Regional Office for CIS countries, Andrei Ptichnikov, stressed: “Responsible businesses can influence consumer behaviour through the way they use the benefits of their FSC certification. Consumers in turn influence the state of global forests and guarantee their preservation for generations to come. The expertise in such areas that representatives of leading companies bring to the FSC Business Forum is simply priceless.”
Tetra Pak, for instance, shared its experience in supporting an art project, ‘The Forest’, with PepsiCo. Different pictures taken by famous photographers were exhibited in different parks in Russian and Ukrainian cities, with the aim of drawing attention to various issues around wildlife and forest conservation. During the forum,Tetra Pak Russia’s Environment Manager, Olga Ivanova, called on Russian companies to pay greater attention both to sustainable production and the promotion of their FSC-certified products. To achieve this, different tools and methods were introduced to the participants so that they could keep developing their businesses in line with FSC principles. FSC Marketplace, for instance, helps buyers and suppliers of FSC-certified products in different countries to connect with each other.
Many FSC certificate holders in the region – such as International Paper, which co-organized the Forum with FSC, and Tetra Pak – are already great advocates of certification. Elena Lavreneva, International Paper Russia’s Director for Cardboard and CTMP Sales, noted that “International Paper has supported the development of sustainable businesses in Russia since the concept was first introduced here in 1998, and more widely across the CIS region since 2011. FSC certification is a great tool that confirms that our products are produced in line with international standards, making it possible to achieve the best results by meeting the interests of our partners and our consumers.”
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Aussie Cruze reading for impact
HOLDEN is in the final throes of readying an expanded, multi-tiered line-up of its soon-to-be-Australian-made Cruze small car ahead of its March release.
The first small car to be built in Australia in more than a decade has been caught undergoing final development testing in New South Wales as further leaked details suggest the sedan and hatch will be offered with at least four different four-cylinder engines.
The range will eventually add a sports model to tackle hot-hatch kings such as the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Subaru WRX.
Set to replace the Cruze that has until now been imported from Korea, the locally made model will feature a hatchback for the first time and is set to have one of the most expansive small-car ranges in Australia, with prices likely to stretch from about $20,000 to more than $40,000.
While it won't have the unprecedented eight-engine range of the rival Volkswagen Golf, the combination of body styles, engines, model grades and transmissions will give Holden an expansive line-up that looks certain to put pressure on the ageing Epica mid-sized car that's soldiered on against fresher competition.
Due to the imminent price clash, the Cruze will probably steal some sales from the Holden Commodore alongside which it will be built in South Australia. But insiders are understood to be keen to capitalise on the downsizing trend that has seen small cars emerge as the most popular new-car segment, following a decade-long demise in large-car sales.
The Cruze will likely make a bold pitch for the No. 1 status in the small-car class, but it will have to pip Toyota's Corolla and the Mazda3 — both of which have outsold it this year. It would also threaten Commodore's record-breaking run, which is on track to notch up its 14th consecutive year as Australia's best-selling vehicle.
So far this year, Mazda has sold 32,604 of its 3s, while Holden has sold 38,407 Commodores.
The Australian-made Cruze will be offered with the current model's 1.8-litre four-cylinder and 2.0-litre turbo diesel engines, although tweaks are likely in line with Holden's push to introduce incremental economy gains.
While it won't be available at launch, Holden is believed to be readying a new 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder that will give it a genuine hot-hatch version of the Cruze.
The new engine produces 132kW and is said to be easily tuned to "closer to 150kW", opening the door for HSV to return to the increasingly popular turbocharged four-cylinder scene.
However, the new 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder is likely to throw down the fuel-economy gauntlet. The current Cruze 1.8-litre model uses 7.0 litres per 100 kilometres of fuel but the more efficient 1.4-litre turbo fitted to the Opel Astra in Europe consumes just 5.9L/100km. Given its size, the Cruze should use a similar amount of fuel, reducing its fuel economy to levels close to that of the class-leading Golf; the new 1.2-litre Golf uses 6.1L/100km, while the 1.4-litre turbocharged and supercharged engine uses 6.2L/100km.
Of the half-dozen or so Cruzes our spies spotted testing, some were believed to be fitted with the much-anticipated new 1.4-litre turbo. That engine produces 103kW overseas but is said to be capable of more, with engineers believed to be working on a higher-output version that promises to address one of the biggest concerns with the current Cruze — its lacklustre performance.
The local Cruze is also expected to bring updated styling. Under the black cladding hides a new front fascia, with an updated black mesh grille and more aerodynamic lower bumper bar. New wheel covers and wheels will also help differentiate the various models.
Holden spokesman Jonathan Rose won't give too much away but tells Drive he thinks the new Cruze will offer Australian buyers a better package.
"We're not ready to discuss details on the local range yet but we think we'll be making an incredibly popular small car even better," Rose says.


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Rod Humble, you might recall, has been at the controls of EA’s The Sims projects for the past few years. But no more. Linden Lab have just issued a statement, full of comments about “growth” and “exciting opportunities”, saying that Humble (pictured in his previous state) is taking over as CEO. Not much more than that at the moment, but this is the first thing Linden has done for a while that has made me sit up and take notice. I’ll be intrigued to find out more. Maybe you’ll tell us more, eh Rod?
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Anchoridge, Armstrong Creek
Anchoridge in Armstrong Creek by APD Projects has launched its new land sales centre – constructed in 12 weeks from concept to completion, see the stunning time-lapse here:
A successful development selling its third release, Anchoridge will have a display village with Victoria’s largest builders.
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Celebrating its 145th-year Founding and 40th Anniversary
PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 13, 2021 — Inolex is marking its advancement as a sustainable beauty care ingredients provider this month, celebrating the 145th anniversary of the company’s founding alongside forty years of being proudly independent. To commemorate the occasion, the company hosted a private ribbon cutting event for its employees at its flagship manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina USA on Thursday, September 9th.
“The festivity was a belated but well-deserved recognition of our team and our newly established flagship manufacturing operations, as well as our resilience as a company,” said David Plimpton, CEO & President of Inolex. “We set a vision to equip the organization with the talent and the infrastructure to deliver sustainable innovation into the future, and we are doing just that.”
Inolex began its journey in the 1800s producing fats, oils, and derivatives. It has since expanded into ten countries with a focus on plant-derived ingredients for beauty care and personal care. The company’s portfolio of performance driven, sustainable technologies embrace the Principles of Green Chemistry and ingredient life-cycle thinking. Recent innovations include 100% natural and sustainable amino lipid technology for hair care, 100% natural and sustainable replacements for silicones, and 100% natural alternatives for safe preservation.
“Innovation comes in many forms,” said Plimpton. “The company has transformed over the course of 145 years, and our position to remain an independent firm affords us the flexibility to decide what we do next. We are incredibly energized by our people, our passion for science and technology, and our direction to set a new benchmark for ingredient design.”
Inolex broke ground on its flagship Charlotte, North Carolina USA manufacturing site in 2018, reinvigorating an existing structure to specification rather than constructing on a greenfield site. It is now home for a significant portion of the company’s employee base, serving customers world-wide as the company’s primary manufacturing, warehousing, and fulfillment location.
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Caesarstone Falls Most on Record on Lower U.S. Sales OutlookBy
Revenue outlook for 2015 cut to as low as $495 million
Barclays cut stock rating to neutral from buy after report
Shares of Caesarstone Sdot Yam Ltd., the maker of quartz countertops, tumbled the most on record after the company trimmed its 2015 revenue forecast on weaker-than-expected U.S. growth.
Caesarstone plunged 21 percent to $56.39 at 1:17 p.m. in New York after losing as much as 24 percent earlier, wiping out the stock’s gains this year. The Sdot Yam, Israel-based company reduced its 2015 revenue forecast to as low as $495 million, compared with the $521 million average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
Caesarstone, which was founded on a kibbutz, is the top performing initial public offering out of Israel in the past decade, returning more than 400 percent since it was listed in March 2012. That rally, and weaker U.S. sales growth in the second quarter led Barclays Plc to cut its rating on the shares to the equivalent of neutral from buy on Wednesday.
“Caesarstone’s valuation has already incorporated robust expectations for growth, and thus even a modest deceleration in U.S. sales may limit the stock’s upside in the near term,” Barclays analysts led by New York-based Stephen Kim wrote in an Aug. 5 research note.
Chief Executive Officer Yosef Shiran told investors in a conference call on Wednesday that currency headwinds and the growth of multi-family homes in the U.S., where Caesarstone is not a big player, contributed to the weaker sales outlook.
Caesarstone traded at about 25 times 12-month future earnings on July 31, compared with an average of 18 over the past five years, Bloomberg data show.
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Customers of a respectable Berkhamsted butchers may have been a little shocked to see its products being used in a rather unusual way during a late-night TV movie.
The short film Mr Lincoln, The Butcher starred John Henshaw as the lead character and was aired on Channel 4 at 11.45pm.
In the storyline, two women visit his shop and after an innuendo-littered narrative, end up stripping to their underwear in a back room while he photographs them posing with his meat products.
Eastwoods spokesman Cathie George said the film was ‘a good way of showing people our shop’.
She said: “We thought it was quite funny, actually. It is bizarre, but we were told it would be a little bit quirky. We thought it was a good bit of harmless fun.”
Filmmakers chose Gravel Path-based Eastwoods as their location because of its image as a traditional country butcher’s shop with a clean premises.
All of the meat used in the movie was prepared by butchers who work at the shop - only to be thrown away after filming had finished.
The movie – which is less than four minutes long – was aired on TV earlier this month after two days of filming at Eastwoods in June.


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The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced that the government will soon announce the modalities for payment of locked-up funds of customers of the collapsed microfinance and Savings & Loans companies.
“We will soon have a statement from the Ministry of Finance perhaps in the next 24 hours providing some more clarity on the timelines,” he told Citi News.
President Akufo-Addo while delivering the 2020 State of the Nation Address on Thursday said GH¢5 billion has been made available by the government to pay the customers of the defunct Savings & Loans and Microfinance companies.
The President said payment will commence from Monday, February 24, 2020, noting that his government is committed to ensuring that full payments are made to all customers of the collapsed financial institutions.
But some affected customers in a Citi News interviews expressed doubt over the pledge indicating that a similar promise was made to them by the President last year and they are yet to see it fulfilled.
Leader for the Coalition of Affected Savings and Loans Customers, Kofi Sarpong said although they laud the President for the bold decision, they will only be convinced if they start seeing their accounts credited with their monies.
“First and foremost, we want to thank the President for his bold decision. It’s a bold decision he has taken but I want to say that we are not satisfied and we even believe that the president is deceiving us. The honest truth is that on 24th December 2019, the President said that he was going to pay us 100% for which we all applauded him for that and secondly, the Vice President also echoed that and the Finance Minister also said we are going to be paid in full.”
“This means that almost all the top hierarchy in terms of finance had given us the assurance and from then till now, it’s almost two months and we have not seen any plan by the Bank of Ghana, the Ministry of Finance or the Receiver. So we want to plead with the President that if he wants to really pay us this time, we want to see evidence,” Kofi Sarpong stated.


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Supertracker launches new digital camber gauge
Supertracker has launched a new digital camber/castor gauge. Fresh for 2012 Supertracker redesigned the gauge and reduced the size and shape of the product through machining the body from an aluminium billet.
Adjusting the camber on some vehicles is easier with the removal of the wheel so Supertrack made the new compact shape easier to fit to brake discs. The new camber/castor gauge also incorporates a built-in gyro to ensure castor can now be measured without having to use turn plate graduations. Additionally, all Castor readings are now ‘live’ with adjustments being made and measured in ‘real time’ in order to speed up the alignment adjustment process.
Supertracker reports that upgrading to the latest available solid state electronics, keeps pace with all ongoing technological advancements and allows further software updates in due course.


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Sales at $14,486/ha or $19.10/kg
Tasman Agriculture has sold its remaining two Culverden dairy farms 31% above the values on its last annual balance date, 31 May 2000.
The listed dairy farm owner has used a boom in market values to sell down its portfolio, collecting $121.56 million for 7500ha and 33 farms.
The latest pair went to a dairy-farming syndicate for $7.33 million, at $14,486/ha for 560ha or $19.10/kg of milk solids (based on last year’s production of 384,000kg).
The average of sales in the selldown programme has been 21% above book value.


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McDonald’s fundraiser donated 10% of sales to benefit Uvalde elementary school
10% of lunch sales Thursday donated to victims
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - One thousand McDonald’s restaurants across Texas donated 10% of Thursday’s lunch sales to victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde.
The fundraiser happened June 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The proceeds will benefit the the Robb School Memorial Fund as well as the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
“While no amount of money can erase this tragedy, as local small business owners in Texas we feel it’s important we do our part to support the Uvalde community however we can,” said Manuel Pacheco, McDonald’s Owner/Operator. “Together, we can make a difference.”
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River Island shoppers were divided after spotting a pair of £42 Chanel dupe sandals online.
Chanel's iconic quilted dad sandals were seen everywhere last summer and have inspired multiple retailers to launch similar versions for a fraction of the price.
The double strap sandals incorporate a velcro fastening in a style reminiscent of orthopaedic shoes, with a plush quilted fabric in a wide range of colours and Chanel's famous double C logo emblazoned on the straps, combining high fashion with comfort.
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The quilted Chanel sandals are often spotted on celebrities, influencers and more - and it seems the trend isn't going anywhere yet.
High street favourite River Island shared a photo of its own dad sandals on Instagram, which are incredibly similar to Chanel's but available for £42, as opposed to a starting price of £1,500 for a Chanel pair.
After posting a photo originally shared by @hannahchelsiehudson, River Island caused a stir online.
The photo of the beige sandals racked up more than 5,000 likes in less than 24 hours but shoppers were divided.
They shared their thoughts in the comments section.
Julia said: "Omg who would wear these!!"
Daisy shared laughing face emojis and said: "My sister had something similar when she fractured her foot."
Stacey said: "one purchase I won’t be making."
Rachel added: "I’m not a fan!"
But some shoppers were impressed with the sandals.
Lucy tagged a friend and said: "now these ones are nice."
Sophie said: "So cute."
Jennifer said: "Oh I love these."
Hannah, who originally shared the photo, commented: "So comfy I love them."
Another shopper said: "NEED!!"
And another said: "Wow these are cute."
Sab said: "Obsessed with those sandals!"
Hala added: "Same Chanel sandals.. it’s so comfortable."
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Overall spend by both local and tourist
MasterCard cardholders combined held steady at The Great
Singapore Sale this year.
Total spend over the two month period
of the GSS (29 May - 26 July 2009) was US$697.7 million, down
marginally by 0.5% compared to the US$701.1 million spent in the
same period last year (23 May – 20 July 2008). Overall, the
number of transactions rose 13% to 6,097,211 this year.
Tourist spending also maintained at levels similar to 2008.
Visiting MasterCard cardholders spent US$248.5 million,
slightly more than the US$248.4 million spent in the same period
Cardholders from the US, Australia, UK and Malaysia were the biggest spenders.
Spend by Singaporean MasterCard
cardholders was almost equal to last year, down only 1% to US$
449.2 million. Transactions though were up 13%, indicating that
local shoppers made a larger number of small-ticket item
purchases during the Sale.
“We are very pleased that
MasterCard, as the official card for the GSS, has achieved such
encouraging figures. If their data is indicative of all sales
achieved during this period, then retailers will be happy as
they were hoping that sales achieved during this year’s GSS would
at least equal that of GSS 2008, given that sales were slow in the
months preceding GSS 2009. The steep discounts and promotions
that retailers offered this year to attract customers who were
after great savings and big value, were probably among the key
factors which contributed to this very laudable result,” said
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Bombardier Business Aircraft has received EASA certification for its KA-band in-flight Wi-Fi system. The company said this makes it the first original equipment manufacturer to deliver the new solution.
“We are dedicated to setting new standards in customer care and maximizing customers’ cabin experience,” says Jean-Christophe Gallagher, VPand general manager of customer experience. “Ka-band is the latest example of Bombardier bringing brand new technologies, something that you would have found only for installation in forward-fit aircraft in the past, back to its fleet.”
The system allows passengers to browse the internet, stream media or have videoconferences. It is offered as an option on new Global aircraft, or as an upgrade on all in-service Global aircraft models.


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CANNES, FRANCE -- Comedian and actor Jack Black is working on an animated web series involving his band Tenacious D that could find its way to Yahoo. Black, who made his comments during a panel at the Cannes Lions festival, declined to say much more about the series, noting that "archrivals who shall remain nameless are listening...so they can do the same thing slightly better." Black's first web series for Yahoo -- Ghost Ghirls -- is set to premiere this fall.
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Longtime SoundCloud executive Michael Weissman has been promoted to the role of company president. He will be responsible for driving SoundCloud’s growth and strategy, including its subscription and advertising businesses, its marketing, and its content licensing. In addition, he will continue to manage the legal, human resources, and finance functions for the company. Weissman joined SoundCloud in 2017 and his previous post was chief operating officer.
“Mike is a proven leader whose strong business acumen and passion for the SoundCloud mission have been critical to helping us grow the world’s largest two-sided ecosystem of audio creators and passionate fans driving what’s next in music and audio,” CEO Kerry Trainor said. “Mike’s leadership will be invaluable as we accelerate into our next phase of growth, and continue to provide the most comprehensive tools for creators to build their careers first on SoundCloud. Congratulations to Mike on this well-deserved promotion.”
“I’m incredibly excited for what’s in front of us at SoundCloud,” said Weissman. “Since joining SoundCloud nearly two years ago, we’ve grown the business across all key metrics, established several key partnerships and expanded globally. I look forward to continuing to drive the business and furthering our commitment to help creators and fans connect. Thank you to Kerry and the SoundCloud board for this great opportunity.”


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Peloton Interactive shares plunged by 15% during pre-market trading on Thursday following the release of the company’s latest financial results. The New York City-based exercise equipment and media company reported an operating loss of $1.2 billion during its fiscal fourth quarter. This amounts to a loss of $3.68 per share.
The company’s operating revenue for the quarter stands at $678.9 million; a year-on-year decline of 28% from last year. Revenue also fell short of the $685.9 million revenue that analysts projected.
Although a financial disappointment, CEO Barry McCarthy insists that this loss reflects the changes that Peloton has introduced in an effort to overcome numerous obstacles facing the business.
“The loss reflects the substantial progress we made this last quarter re-architecting the business to reduce the current and future inventory overhang, converting fixed to variable costs, and addressing numerous supply chain issues,” McCarthy wrote in a letter to shareholders.
According to the company’s financial outlook for Q1, revenues are expected to continue declining to $625-$650 million; a 21% slump from the previous year. This estimate is based on the recent hardware price increases faced by the company as well as the expected seasonal demand slump.


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Two Mercedes GLA200 cars allegedly ‘manufactured’ in Mombasa impounded
Two Mercedes GLA200 vehicles were impounded with police accusing the owners of evading taxes.
A statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) identified the owners as Ms. Cynthia Wanjiru Gitonga and Mr. John Mwangi.
“The vehicles were declared semi trailers hence evaded duty through an organized scheme that claims they were manufactured at a fictitious company in Mombasa,” the DCI said.
One of the Mercedes GLA200 vehicle has the registration number KCR 565W.
A spot check by Citizen Digital established that a second-hand Mercedes GLA200 manufactured between 2014-2015, with engine capacity of 1600cc costs slightly over Ksh.4million locally depending on the mileage, according to cheki.co.ke
A similar vehicle with 16,000km mileage, imported through an agent costs slightly over Ksh.2.3million without tax.
The DCI did not indicate how much money the two owners paid for their vehicles or how much tax they owe the government.
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Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has written to the big six energy suppliers calling for lower prices for consumers.
This comes after energy suppliers cut their prices from between 5.1% – 1.3% in February in response to the falling oil price. However many are saying that this is out of touch with the 20% fall in wholesale prices.
Rudd said: “My focus is to get the best deal for consumers and the Department is working hard to keep energy bills as low as possible.
“That is why I have written to energy companies asking them what their plans are to lower bills for hardworking British bill payers.
“In light of the greater regulatory stability we are providing and continued stability in wholesale gas prices, I believe that energy suppliers should be seeking to regain the trust of consumers by reflecting this in their pricing decisions.”
Gillian Guy of Citizens Advice added: “Energy suppliers can no longer make excuses about prices being high due to the prospect of a price freeze.
“Firms need to make sure consumers get the benefit of a drop in wholesale prices by passing on savings to customers.
“We’ve been calling on energy companies to pass on the savings from the drop in wholesale prices so it is good to see the Government putting extra pressure on suppliers.”
A spokesman for Energy UK, which represents the major energy firms, commented: “More companies are entering the market and by shopping around customers can find deals that are both cheaper than this time last year and which match individual circumstances.
“Our members will be replying to the Secretary of State in due course and the industry as a whole is keen to work constructively with the new government to ensure energy security at a price everyone can afford.”


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A week of EV charging earnings from the likes of ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE:CHPT), Wallbox (WBX), and Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK) offered a mixed bag in terms of prints. While the latter was able to exceed expectations and drive shares higher on earnings day, the former two fell sharply on weak 2023 forecasts.
However, a similar note across earnings presentations was the signal that competition is only due to heat up as the EV transition continues to accelerate.
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Another common refrain across earnings prints was the lack of profits. None of the three firms reporting yet have been able to reach profitability, though headcount reductions to start 2023 by Wallbox signal the industry’s focus on improving this dynamic. ChargePoint likewise called the ability to reach profitability “super important” especially as investors increasingly focus on efficiency and bottom line dynamics.
However, he indicated that the company may not reach adjusted EBITDA profitability within the next two years. This timeline for ChargePoint at least was viewed approvingly by analysts that broadly retained bullish outlooks on the name.
“With cost headwinds beginning to abate and ChargePoint delivering on cost-down measures and improving operating leverage, we remain confident that ChargePoint is on track to becoming free cash flow positive by the end of CY24,” JP Morgan analyst Bill Peterson told clients. “ChargePoint’s balance sheet is also relatively strong, which will be beneficial in this phase of growth, with facilities available to opportunistically increase liquidity. We continue to think ChargePoint’s scale and leadership across charging verticals is underappreciated, as are the recurring revenue opportunities from its software and service offerings which could accelerate in the coming years with an expanding customer base.”
Importantly, he added that the company does not look as though it will need to raise capital in 2023. The same cannot be said for each of its peers however, many of whom have fallen far more sharply in the past year than ChargePoint.
Peterson recently downgraded EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) ahead of its mid-March earnings result, citing capital intensity and site delays as key concerns.
“As a result of higher inflation and input costs, we think capital intensity will be higher than we had previously expected,” he wrote. “Overall, we think risk/reward is relatively balanced at present and move EVGO to a Neutral rating.”
One of the keys to consider in assessing the space is who might be backing each name as macro headwinds and increased competition converge in 2023.
ChargePoint benefits from partnerships with automakers like Toyota, Fisker, and Mercedes Benz. The latter projected a total of more than 400 hubs containing a total of 2,500 high-power chargers across North America by 2030. Additionally, partnerships with Volvo and Starbucks were highlighted as key wins for the company in its most recent earnings call.
Meanwhile, EVgo is a key partner for GM, which is rapidly accelerating EV efforts in its own right. The company also agreed to offer a vehicle charging discount program for rideshare drivers on the Lyft platform while inking a deal with Amazon for Alexa integration.
Wallbox (WBX) also indicated a new key partnership in its earnings call, telling analysts “a new partnership with a very large European OEM” was inked to start 2023. The name of the particular automaker was not disclosed. CEO Enric Asuncion added that Walmart has agreed to pilot the company’s chargers at 50 locations across the US.
These key partners could be crucial to helping support each firm as cash burn likely remains an issue in the near term. Additionally, increased EV adoption and the expected increase in popularity for specific makes and models could be a key tailwind for particular partners.
That said, increased competition from the opening of charging networks, including Tesla’s, demanded by recent legislation, as well as Ford’s buildout of an open BlueOval charging infrastructure is only likely to pressure the crowded space. That is not to mention the efforts of BP, Shell, and other traditional energy companies to branch into charging space in pursuit of diversification.
Competition to Consolidation?
The crowded nature of the space could certainly lead to consolidation in the end, as Shell’s deal for Volta (VLTA) earlier in the year foreshadowed.
With many of the stocks populating the space beaten down over the past year and continuing to bleed cash, valuations in the low hundreds of millions could make names like Blink (BLNK) targets for oil companies looking to bolster ESG bona fides and gain added exposure to EV charging. Certainly as executives pursue buyback programs in the tens of billions of dollars, an acquisition costing less than $1B would not be overly onerous.
Conversely, automakers or other charging networks eyeing an expansion of their footprint could seek M&A activity. Indeed, some partners could turn to acquirers if the path to profitability as a standalone company for some names becomes too elongated.
Less optimistically for investors in these stocks, bankruptcy is not a remote risk either. Continued capital raises in a rising interest rate environment could create an existential problem in short order. That potential could play out handsomely for short sellers in the end, as short interest in EVgo stands at nearly 40%, while ChargePoint and Blink court over 17% and 21% short interest, respectively.
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The initial short whisks us away to Severus Snape's hometown of Cokeworth.
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Prolacta Bioscience Renews With Breast Milk Group
Monrovia-based Prolacta Bioscience, the venture backed firm which is extracting nutritional fortification from human breast milk, used to help premature and other ill infants, said Wednesday that it has renewed an agreement with the International Breast Milk Project (IBMP), a provider of donated breast milk to infants suffering from HIV/AIDS, malnourishment, poverty, and disease. According to Prolacta, it will process all donor milk collected through IBMP, ensuring milk safety, providing donor screening, providing drug testing, pasteurization, final product testing, labeling, and packaging for the IBMP.
Prolacta said 25 percent of the first, 400,000 ounces of donated breast milk from IBMP will go to infants in Africa orphaned due to HIV/AIDS, or who are suffering from HIV/AIDS, malnourishment, poverty, and disease; with the remaining 75 percent going towards production of its human-milk derived fortifiers used to treat critically ill and premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).
Prolacta is extracting milk proteins and other compounds for treating low birth weight infants weighing less than 1250 grams at birth, as an alternative to the current use of cow milk based fortifiers. Cow milk based fortifiers--which, although cheapers than human milk fortifiers--can result in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a condition related to the intolerance of cow-based milk. Prolacta is venture backed by Alta Partners, DFJ Frontier, Arcturus Capital, DFJ Mercury, Funk Ventures, Phillip Capital, Gideon Hixon Fund, and Draper Associates L.P..


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SOMERVILLE, NJ –Shaun Daley and partner Michele Mundt, owners of Gallery on Main, are just a few days away from introducing an artistic flair to the ever-evolving character of Main Street.
They've already redefined the traditional definition of eclectic.
Take one step inside Somerville’s newest downtown business and the word eclectic seems like it’s plastered on every wall, an explosion of color, shape, functionality, history and utilitarianism – and by extension, a sensory smorgasbord of fine art and kitschy antiques, oddball collectibles, high end furniture and vintage household items.
“Ideally, what we are looking for are things you just don’t see on a regular basis,” Daley said. “We are striving for an eclectic mix.
“You know what they say about antiques,” he added. “The time to buy it is when you see it because you never know when the opportunity to acquire it will present itself again.”
Yes, that’s Mr. Magoo sitting next to Humpty Dumpy on one shelf; a WWII-era gas mask shares shelf space with a Cuss Box, a woodworker’s plane and vintage steam iron. A rare Keystone Lantern tricycle and wooden wagon hand-carved by a local artisan share floor space with a European mahogany and glass display cabinet, writing desk.piano bench and corner chairs.
In the corner is a fireman’s padded coat that still smells of smoke; another corner has a fully functional dress form. Against the wall is a vintage hand-painted phone closet and bench; one dozen African tribal masks adorn the walls and inside a glass display cabinet is a vintage mineral water bottle from a plant in Somerville and a set of collectible dolls still in their original boxes. There are vintage maps and vintage photographs.
A vintage European porcelain clock keeps time and chimes on the hour sitting atop a mantel, surrounded by artwork by Daley and a growing family of local artists whose works will be displayed on a continual basis.
Daley has also contributed his game-worn helmet from his days playing football at Immaculata High School, as well as several canvases from his personal collection, each one exploding with shapes, forms and a blend of warm, comfortable colors.
Located at 30 West Main St., Daley and Mundt expect a “soft” opening either Wednesday, April 13th or Thursday, April 14th , with the official opening and reception 6-9 p.m. on Friday, May 7th.
Daley, a former resident of Hillsborough who now lives in Somerset, is an artist with extensive experience working in galleries; Mundt is a longtime friend, who lives in Hillsborough and works in finance at AT&T. Her children, 16 and 18, will be tutored by Daley on the fine points of framing and photo restoration.
In addition to framing, frame restoration including 24K gold leafing and photo restoration, the partners expect to take in pocket watch and clock repairs and offer ceramic and glass restoration.
“We had looked at a lot of different locations over the course of a year and found that Someville gave us the best opportunity, the best main street in our area and we just knew that with all the revitalization going on, it’s definitely the place to be,” Daley said.
“We chose Somerville because we love the feel it has; what we have is going to fit right in,” Mundt said. “I grew up going into Somerville shopping with my mom and grandmother, going to Woolworth’s, having lunch there, I just grew to love the town,” she added.
The Woolworth building is now occupied by the Somerville Antiques Center, just a few doors away from Gallery on Main.
“About 10 years ago we had an idea to open a gallery,” she explained. “I had wanted to open something similar and wanted to call it Starving Artist.
“I knew a lot of friends that were artists and I just always felt it was a shame that they were unrecognized,” Mundt continued. “Shaun and I have been friends since our freshmen year in high school. I knew he was very talented and would love to have his own thing, but something like this is tough to get off the ground.
“Finally, we said, ‘when are we going to stop talking about it and just do it.’ We’ve been in full motion since August last year and it’s just been a whirlwind,” Mundt said.
Daley and Mundt are on the cusp of realizing their dream - to own and operate a hybrid art gallery and antiques store which will also feature framing, photo restoration, one-man art exhibits and juried art shows.
“We will have at least four local artists in the store when we open our doors,” Daley said. “We plan to be doing an artist of the month, with multiple pieces in the store each month and one or two juried exhibitions a year for paintings, photographers, sculptors and we’ll have judges for the juried shows.”
Unlike some antiques stores that are cluttered and dust-covered, Gallery on Main takes a different approach.
“It’s not the typical antique shop that’s filled to capacity; we’ve tried to make it so that you don’t miss anything,” Daley said.


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Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood is continuing to grow. With the delivery of both The Matisse and The Mirabella, the former industrial site along the Willamette River now has eight residential high-rises totaling nearly 1,800 units.
As the neighborhood begins to fill up – it’s at 75 percent residential occupancy – retailers and service providers are beginning to follow. But even with recent activity, residents say the neighborhood has some gaping holes.
At present, 57 percent of the 61,117 square feet of leasable retail space in the South Waterfront sits vacant, with another 10,200 square feet of retail space available for sale. Aside from restaurants, services are limited to a bank and a dry cleaner.
People living in the neighborhood know how they would like to see the gaps filled.
“The most obvious thing we need is a grocery store,” said Dan Durkin, an Atwater Place resident. “And it would be nice if it was full service so we could get our basic stuff done, like filling prescriptions.”
South Waterfront residents presently must venture into downtown or along Southwest Barbur Boulevard to reach a grocery store.
“When I’m on the elevator and talking with people, they say that the only thing that is inconvenient about this place is not having a grocery store,” said Dr. Todd Beck, a dentist who has lived in the John Ross condo tower for nearly a year.
But Bert Hambleton, a Sammamish, Wash.-based grocery consultant, said South Waterfront has a long way to go before getting a grocery store.
The neighborhood’s present population is estimated at 2,749. Taking into account surrounding competition, that density is only about one quarter what the neighborhood needs to get a small grocer, Hambleton said.
“If you take the standard urban competitive situation, it’s going to take 10,000 people for a 20,000-square-foot store,” he said. “You look at a place like that and it just seems like it would be able to support a grocery store.
“It just doesn’t work like that.”
Smaller service providers, however, are beginning to notice opportunities in South Waterfront.
After living in the neighborhood for a year, Beck will be opening his second dental office in the John Ross building in November.
“I wasn’t even looking to open a second practice before I moved to the area,” Beck said. “But since living down here I’ve noticed that there’s a definite need, and there are favorable lease rates.”
Beck has heard talk of a chiropractor and an alternative medicine clinic joining the neighborhood. But nothing has come to fruition yet.
From a retail perspective, there are plans in the works for a Subway restaurant, a contrast to the neighborhood’s more upscale dining options.
“It hasn’t been as hard to attract retailers from the area to the neighborhood,” said Kia Hartley, an associate broker with Urban Works Real Estate, the firm handling retail leasing in South Waterfront. “But it’s been hard to sell the area (to) national retailers who base their store openings on numbers.
“Fortunately they are starting to come around, though.”
The real estate firm is also targeting some brew pubs and wine bars, as well.
“Other than a grocery store, we really need some more social gathering spots,” Beck said. “The towers are so big, and there are so many now. We need some places that we can all come together.”
“We moved down here because we wanted to be in the city without the hustle and bustle of downtown,” he said.


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Businesses flock to minority Super Bowl event
The owner of a Rutherford office cleaning agency hoping to clean up after corporate parties.
An advertising agency owner from Oradell looking to tap into the largest media event of the year.
They were among some 650 hopefuls who flocked to Newark Tuesday looking to score big at next year's Super Bowl by snagging a piece of the $550 million that the National Football League (NFL) expects the game to generate for the local economy.
The NFL arm that helps steer contracts to women and minority owned businesses, called BusinessConnect, held its first workshop at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, giving a two-hour presentation that was so oversubscribed some attendees had to stand.
On stage, NFL officials laid out the steps attendees should follow to best position their businesses for a chance to get a contract, either from an NFL division or a non-NFL business helping to put on the event or otherwise cater to corporations and sports fans.
The NFL said it has awarded more than $90 million to women and minority owned businesses in the last 15 years, or about $6 million a year, which does not include non-NFL Super Bowl related contracts. NFL officials said there are about three non-NFL events for every official NFL event.
But speakers from the NFL and New York/New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee told the busineses they need to be realistic about their chances.
"Not everyone will get a contract, I am telling you that right now," said Frank Supovitz, senior vice-president of events. "You are going to have the opportunity to compete on the world stage, on this nation's biggest event of the year ... Some will get contracts, many will not."
That didn't dampen the enthusiasm of several North Jersey business owners.